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. >> he was proud to represent his family, the state of utah and the united states of america. >> reporter: local residents showed support outside ft. hood, doctors said many soldiers wounded in the shootings thursday have gone home and almost all are out of intensive care now. but some will face life-long challenges. >> there's a possibility that some of these patients will be physically impaired for the rest of their life and there's no doubt that many of them will be psychologically impaired for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: investigators piecing together the crime seen say they have no reason to believe the alleged gunman, army major nidal malik hasan had any accomplices. >> all evidence at this point indicates the suspect allegedly acted alone. a in the actual shootings. >> reporter: investigators say they have no evidence that friendly fire from soldiers or police hit any of the victims. hasan is being treated away from ft. hood. >> the suspect major hasan remains hospitalized in san antonio. we understand he remains in icu as no longer on a ventilator. >> reporter: hasan's u
. >> he was proud to represent his family, the state of utah and the united states of america. >> reporter: local residents showed support outside ft. hood, doctors said many soldiers wounded in the shootings thursday have gone home and almost all are out of intensive care now. but some will face life-long challenges. >> there's a possibility that some of these patients will be physically impaired for the rest of their life and there's no doubt that many of them will be...
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>> it doesn't provide anything of strategic value to the united states. central government there is not -- having a central government in afghanistan is not going to feed al qaeda or stabilize pakistan which should be our two goals. >> you spent a lot of time in afghanistan on the ground. your resignation sent shock waves right up to the white house. you resigned in a very public manner. your letter read by readers of the "washington post." why did you choose to go about it this way and not to continue to work within the administration to affect change? >> i hit a point in my conscience where i felt it was senseless what was happening. our troops were fighting against people who were fighting us because we're occupying them. and like i said earlier, what we're doing there doesn't obtain any strategic values or goals for the united states. >> you jump right in on me because i'm paraphrasing and don't want to put words in your mouth, but suffice it to say that you think the u.s. is still fighting in afghanistan and looking at the situation there through the
>> it doesn't provide anything of strategic value to the united states. central government there is not -- having a central government in afghanistan is not going to feed al qaeda or stabilize pakistan which should be our two goals. >> you spent a lot of time in afghanistan on the ground. your resignation sent shock waves right up to the white house. you resigned in a very public manner. your letter read by readers of the "washington post." why did you choose to go about...
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>> well, this is a stark moment for the united states senate. we haven't had major health care reform for many, many years. i think we'll have the 60 votes this evening to proceed. as has been said, this is the start of the debate, not the end of the debate. it's critically important we get the cost of health care down and provide affordable options for all americans. this is a consumer bill. it helps consumers keep their insurance and protect themselves against arbitrary practices of private insurance companies. >> senator, if you get 60 votes, is it a slam dunk for 60 votes of the passage of the actual bill? >> not at pulp there will be an amendment process, an open process. it's too early to predict what happens at the end of the day, but i am optimistic at the end of the year the united states will have health care reform. >> senator gregg, it looks like no republicans will vote for this. why not? it's just a vote right now to open debate, not a vote on health care. or do you see it as such? >> no. this is shooting with real bullets. up unti
>> well, this is a stark moment for the united states senate. we haven't had major health care reform for many, many years. i think we'll have the 60 votes this evening to proceed. as has been said, this is the start of the debate, not the end of the debate. it's critically important we get the cost of health care down and provide affordable options for all americans. this is a consumer bill. it helps consumers keep their insurance and protect themselves against arbitrary practices of...
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states. does the commission have the power to ban the sale of these cribs? and if soouldou conder doing so, considering that millions of these cribs have been recalled over the past two years? >> well, the commission will write regulations in the next few months, and we will look at this issue about drop sides, but i do not think that drop sides, if it's not going to be certified by the industry, will be a part of cribs in the future. they have been shown to not be reliable. and over time, when the parent raises the side up and down, they're becoming detached from the cribs. so, i think in the future, you will not see cribs with drop sides. >> are you saying, then, that in the future you will ban them? >> well, we're in the process of rulemaking, and we will take a hard look at this, but i think in the future, these drop sides will be banned. >> also, my understanding is that there's no requirement that cribs in general be tested before they are manufactured. should there be requirements? >>
states. does the commission have the power to ban the sale of these cribs? and if soouldou conder doing so, considering that millions of these cribs have been recalled over the past two years? >> well, the commission will write regulations in the next few months, and we will look at this issue about drop sides, but i do not think that drop sides, if it's not going to be certified by the industry, will be a part of cribs in the future. they have been shown to not be reliable. and over...
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. >> the human space flight program that united states is currently pursuing is one that is on an unsustainable trajectory. >> reporter: the president has jed yet to decide whether to ask congress for more money and continue with the ares i on a return lunar mission, but for many space enthusiasts finding water has only whet the appetite for a return trip to the moon. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> it's 12 minutes past the hour. time for a check of the headlines now. >> for that we'll go to cnbc's melissa francis at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, amy. good morning, lester. good morning, everyone. >>> we begin overseas where probe continues a four-nation tour across asia. the president just arrived in singapore today, and nbc's mike viqueira is live at the white house with more. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, melissa. the president is two days into the eight-day trip around the pacific rim and he's calling himself the first pacific president owing to his birth in hawaii and the many years he spent in indonesia with his mother. he kicked off th
. >> the human space flight program that united states is currently pursuing is one that is on an unsustainable trajectory. >> reporter: the president has jed yet to decide whether to ask congress for more money and continue with the ares i on a return lunar mission, but for many space enthusiasts finding water has only whet the appetite for a return trip to the moon. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> it's 12 minutes past the hour. time for a...
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with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so single-minded lee focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was around here somewhere. but anyway, she has done an excellent job in helping to focus our energies on the front as well. obviously, pakistan has an enormously important role in the security of the region by making sure that the extremist organizations that often operate out of its territories are dealt with effectively. and we have seen some progress. the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor a stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- inter
with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so single-minded lee focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i...
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from the united states. i think he was something in the medical field, if not a physician but lived for a long time in the west and i asked him. i said doctor, when ambassador laingen told you about the shop's condition and was being admitted only for medical treatment, what was your reaction? he said, i didn't believe it for a minute. so, history matters and it matters sometimes in strange ways. it is than that you have to know all about who were the sistani in's and who were the-- these people but be aware that those ghosts are in the room and they will be affect, they will affect what happens. >> there you go. >> i am really not a specialist. the question is what is the relevance of ahmadinejad's stated believe that the mom is on the threshold of free appearance? i have to beg off of that one. i am not a specialist in shia theology or eschatology. whatever is going to happen but, i don't think i would read this as an apocalyptic statement. i mean, if we have a secretary of the interior a few years ago w
from the united states. i think he was something in the medical field, if not a physician but lived for a long time in the west and i asked him. i said doctor, when ambassador laingen told you about the shop's condition and was being admitted only for medical treatment, what was your reaction? he said, i didn't believe it for a minute. so, history matters and it matters sometimes in strange ways. it is than that you have to know all about who were the sistani in's and who were the-- these...
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he's a corporal in the united states marine corps and, greg, we're so proud of you, of your whole family. we've mishd you so much during your deployment and can't wait for you to return home. you're such a role model for your younger brother, sister and all your cousins. we're so thankful for all your sacrifices. we miss your practical jokes, your laughing and your bear hugs. be safe and hurry home to us. you rock. >> if you have somebody in the service go to cnn.com/robin. >>> a barking dog and a grandpa who learned cpr in the army 30 years ago save add little girl in texas from drowning. the 2-year-old had fallen into the family pool. she managed to squeeze through a doggie door and she was turning purple when her grandfather began cpr. >> she arched her back and opened her eyes and started moaning, and at that point i was pretty doubtful she was going to be okay. >> the girl spent the day in the hospital but is fine now, thank goodness. >>> now we've told you so much about how the detroit automakers have been struggling. some huge news, though, this morning. and our money expert jenni
he's a corporal in the united states marine corps and, greg, we're so proud of you, of your whole family. we've mishd you so much during your deployment and can't wait for you to return home. you're such a role model for your younger brother, sister and all your cousins. we're so thankful for all your sacrifices. we miss your practical jokes, your laughing and your bear hugs. be safe and hurry home to us. you rock. >> if you have somebody in the service go to cnn.com/robin. >>> a...
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and to the question was whether they were going to outlaw this game in the united states. teddy roosevelt brought the leaders of the universities to washington, d.c., without legislation, and said get your act together. so we don't always have to have legislation here. and i think his hearing does serve a very, very good purpose. i would like to just concentrate on two things. one is education and the others on the field of course there players have responsibility to be educated and to do the right thing. we had a cornerback for the redskins not too many years ago to head butted a wall before a game and gave himself a concussion. we see players headbutting one another in celebration today. that's just nuts. there is peer pressure that needs to be utilized, with information, that the commissioner's office and the owners and the players association can give to -- is not macho to be headbutting one another before the game for goodness sake. so education is extremely important, based on scientific information. i have no doubt about that. but part of that is the briefing went w
and to the question was whether they were going to outlaw this game in the united states. teddy roosevelt brought the leaders of the universities to washington, d.c., without legislation, and said get your act together. so we don't always have to have legislation here. and i think his hearing does serve a very, very good purpose. i would like to just concentrate on two things. one is education and the others on the field of course there players have responsibility to be educated and to do the...
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s and mortgage credit in the united states? so much of that is supported by the government, and how do we extract ourselves. i know the administration is coming out with proposals at the beginning of next year, but that is a hard problem, and i don't know how we are going to address that going forward. of course that leads me to the fourth phase of the crisis, which i will call the reform phase. we are obviously at the very beginning of that. these are all the measures that were taken by regulators, by legislation, by the accountants, to try to make changes so that we don't repeat the problems that caused the crisis that we are currently in. as i said, we are very much at the front end of that. on the regulatory side i would say the real focus has been on capital. i talked about the need to raise capital, but there is very much an examination going about what we should do to change capital requirements. a real focus on the quality of capital, about having more of a fake us on common equities and some of the less pure forms of c
s and mortgage credit in the united states? so much of that is supported by the government, and how do we extract ourselves. i know the administration is coming out with proposals at the beginning of next year, but that is a hard problem, and i don't know how we are going to address that going forward. of course that leads me to the fourth phase of the crisis, which i will call the reform phase. we are obviously at the very beginning of that. these are all the measures that were taken by...
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secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my industry is the whole idea of faking kidnappings. what that does is it creates cry wolf scenarios so that the next time something like that happens there's a cynicism on the part of the public, or very well could be a cynicism on the part of the public about whether or not -- >> i agree. >> -- that kidnapping is an actual kidnapping or not. not to mention the resources that are taken away from legitimate situations. >> back to the lawyers. eleanor odom, peter odom, tamara holder. peter odom, what about her telling the cops? and this is obviously a voluntary statement. "i tried to make t
secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my industry is the whole...
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so for the first time in four years, ford made money in the united states for the quarter. of course that's partly because of some of the big sales due to cash for clunkers helping the ford focus, the ford escape. you may not think of that as a green car but it met the rules. ford believes it will do fine even though the program is over. it says it will be solidly profitable in 2011. that's good news for not just detroit jobs but detroit spirits in a way. >> absolutely. i spent a lot of time in detroit inside the gm facility and it permiates the spirit of people in detroit. so good, good, good. good for them. jen westhoven, thank you. >>> jury selection today starts for a man accused of killing a tv anchor in arkansas. anne pressley found beaten in her bed and later died. curtis lavelle vance pleaded not guilty to all had charges. his attorneys say police coerced him into giving a dna sample before his arrest. >>> senator joe lieberman says he'll do anything he can to stop a health care bill that includes what is called a public option. yesterday he argued that kind of legi
so for the first time in four years, ford made money in the united states for the quarter. of course that's partly because of some of the big sales due to cash for clunkers helping the ford focus, the ford escape. you may not think of that as a green car but it met the rules. ford believes it will do fine even though the program is over. it says it will be solidly profitable in 2011. that's good news for not just detroit jobs but detroit spirits in a way. >> absolutely. i spent a lot of...